David M. Drucker
@davidmdrucker.bsky.social
Senior Writer, The Dispatch; Contributing Columnist, Bloomberg Opinion; Contributor, MSNOW; Author: In Trump's Shadow; The Battle for 2024 and the Future of the GOP
NEW from EL PASO: Sen. John Cornyn's Texas-sized Primary Challenge. “My race is really going to be a test to see whether a normal, Texas conservative Republican can still get elected in the primary. I think it's important that I win."
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John Cornyn's Texas-Sized Primary Challenge
Can the traditionally conservative incumbent hold off two challengers?
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January 27, 2026 at 12:55 PM
NEW from EL PASO: Sen. John Cornyn's Texas-sized Primary Challenge. “My race is really going to be a test to see whether a normal, Texas conservative Republican can still get elected in the primary. I think it's important that I win."
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NEW: The GOP’s Mamdani Dilemma> The party plans to run against the New York mayor’s socialist agenda in the midterms Will TRUMP's embrace of left-wing policy proposals complicate that effort? thedispatch.com/article/repu... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
The GOP’s Mamdani Dilemma
The party plans to run against the New York mayor’s socialist agenda in the midterms at the same time the president is endorsing left-wing policy proposals.
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January 19, 2026 at 3:21 PM
NEW: The GOP’s Mamdani Dilemma> The party plans to run against the New York mayor’s socialist agenda in the midterms Will TRUMP's embrace of left-wing policy proposals complicate that effort? thedispatch.com/article/repu... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
NEW from PHILLY: For @joshshapiropa.bsky.social,
the pomp of his reelection reveal was a tale of two speeches, a glimpse of his balancing act as gov of crucial swing state & emerging national Democratic leader flirting w/ a 2028 bid. thedispatch.com/article/shap... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
the pomp of his reelection reveal was a tale of two speeches, a glimpse of his balancing act as gov of crucial swing state & emerging national Democratic leader flirting w/ a 2028 bid. thedispatch.com/article/shap... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
Shapiro Is Running in 2026. What About 2028?
As the Pennsylvania governor kicks off his reelection campaign, supporters are discussing a potential White House bid.
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January 12, 2026 at 11:51 AM
NEW from PHILLY: For @joshshapiropa.bsky.social,
the pomp of his reelection reveal was a tale of two speeches, a glimpse of his balancing act as gov of crucial swing state & emerging national Democratic leader flirting w/ a 2028 bid. thedispatch.com/article/shap... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
the pomp of his reelection reveal was a tale of two speeches, a glimpse of his balancing act as gov of crucial swing state & emerging national Democratic leader flirting w/ a 2028 bid. thedispatch.com/article/shap... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
“If you are going to apologize for anything ... the thing you should apologize for—about—is what happened during COVID ... We, in the name of science, screwed over the American people when the science couldn’t back it up.” =>>
NEW from LAS VEGAS — On the Road w/ @rahmemanuel.bsky.social. Can a Democrat who challenges his own party from the center-left compete for the nomination? thedispatch.com/article/rahm... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
Rahm Emanuel’s 2028 High-Wire Act
Can a Democrat who challenges his own party from the center compete for the nomination?
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January 9, 2026 at 2:46 PM
“If you are going to apologize for anything ... the thing you should apologize for—about—is what happened during COVID ... We, in the name of science, screwed over the American people when the science couldn’t back it up.” =>>
NEW from LAS VEGAS — On the Road w/ @rahmemanuel.bsky.social. Can a Democrat who challenges his own party from the center-left compete for the nomination? thedispatch.com/article/rahm... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
Rahm Emanuel’s 2028 High-Wire Act
Can a Democrat who challenges his own party from the center compete for the nomination?
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January 8, 2026 at 1:01 PM
NEW from LAS VEGAS — On the Road w/ @rahmemanuel.bsky.social. Can a Democrat who challenges his own party from the center-left compete for the nomination? thedispatch.com/article/rahm... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
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"Republicans are 'trying to figure out how much of what the Democrats want that they should be giving them rather than what Republicans want instead.'" Yuval Levin told The Dispatch | John McCormack
https://thedispatch.com/article/republicans-democrats-obamacare/
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December 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
"Republicans are 'trying to figure out how much of what the Democrats want that they should be giving them rather than what Republicans want instead.'" Yuval Levin told The Dispatch | John McCormack
https://thedispatch.com/article/republicans-democrats-obamacare/
https://thedispatch.com/article/republicans-democrats-obamacare/
NEW: The White House plans to deploy TRUMP across the country next year to juice Republican turnout & swamp any blue wave that might materialize in 2026. Democrats who intimately recall 2018 are thrilled. The GOP reaction is mixed. thedispatch.com/article/trum... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
Democrats Are Thrilled That Trump Will Hit the Midterms Trail
The president tried the same strategy in 2018, and the GOP lost the House.
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December 11, 2025 at 12:49 PM
NEW: The White House plans to deploy TRUMP across the country next year to juice Republican turnout & swamp any blue wave that might materialize in 2026. Democrats who intimately recall 2018 are thrilled. The GOP reaction is mixed. thedispatch.com/article/trum... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
NEW from my colleague @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social Sarah Isgur in the NYT: Actually, the Supreme Court Has a Plan www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/o...
Opinion | Actually, the Supreme Court Has a Plan
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December 5, 2025 at 2:46 PM
NEW from my colleague @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social Sarah Isgur in the NYT: Actually, the Supreme Court Has a Plan www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/o...
NEW: Will @jd-vance-1.bsky.social Have a 2028 Primary Challenger? There’s more riding on the 2026 midterm elections than the GOP’s congressional majorities. thedispatch.com/article/vanc... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
Will Vice President J.D. Vance Have a 2028 Primary Challenger?
There’s a lot more riding on the 2026 midterm elections than the GOP’s congressional majorities.
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December 5, 2025 at 1:19 PM
NEW: Will @jd-vance-1.bsky.social Have a 2028 Primary Challenger? There’s more riding on the 2026 midterm elections than the GOP’s congressional majorities. thedispatch.com/article/vanc... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
Tastes great (actually.) Unfortunately, it’s not less filling. Happy 🦃
November 27, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Tastes great (actually.) Unfortunately, it’s not less filling. Happy 🦃
NEW: The Democratic Party is gingerly shedding its hostility to free trade, responding to voters who are growing suspicious of tariffs & pleading for relief from TRUMP’s import taxes. thedispatch.com/article/demo... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
Democrats Test the Waters on Free Trade
The issue is fraught for the party, but lawmakers and 2028 hopefuls are increasingly critical of President Trump’s tariffs.
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November 20, 2025 at 11:39 AM
NEW: The Democratic Party is gingerly shedding its hostility to free trade, responding to voters who are growing suspicious of tariffs & pleading for relief from TRUMP’s import taxes. thedispatch.com/article/demo... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
NEW from KANSAS: 'We Cannot Just Play Defense.' @slotkin.senate.gov says the Democratic Party needs fresh leaders and a 'Project 2029.' The freshman Michigan senator is volunteering to deliver both. thedispatch.com/article/slot... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
‘We Cannot Just Play Defense’
Elissa Slotkin says the Democratic Party needs new leaders and a plan. The Michigan senator is volunteering herself for both.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:03 PM
NEW from KANSAS: 'We Cannot Just Play Defense.' @slotkin.senate.gov says the Democratic Party needs fresh leaders and a 'Project 2029.' The freshman Michigan senator is volunteering to deliver both. thedispatch.com/article/slot... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
NEW from NEW JERSEY: Democrats Get the 2024 Monkey Off Their Backs. But key divisions and choices remain that will determine Democrats’ fate in 2026 and 2028. thedispatch.com/article/sher... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
Democrats Get the 2024 Monkey Off Their Backs
But key divisions and choices remain that will determine Democrats’ fate in 2026 and 2028.
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November 7, 2025 at 11:34 AM
NEW from NEW JERSEY: Democrats Get the 2024 Monkey Off Their Backs. But key divisions and choices remain that will determine Democrats’ fate in 2026 and 2028. thedispatch.com/article/sher... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
NEW from MICHIGAN: 'I Want to Change Politics.' Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, a former lifelong Democrat, makes his case for leaving the party & running for governor as an Independent. thedispatch.com/article/mich... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
‘I Want to Change Politics’
Why Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is making an independent run for the governor’s mansion.
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October 31, 2025 at 10:35 AM
NEW from MICHIGAN: 'I Want to Change Politics.' Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, a former lifelong Democrat, makes his case for leaving the party & running for governor as an Independent. thedispatch.com/article/mich... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
NEW: My #SkiffCast Interview w/ @liamkerr.bsky.social
on the trials & tribulations of pushing the Democratic Party to the competitive center. thedispatch.com/podcast/the-... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
on the trials & tribulations of pushing the Democratic Party to the competitive center. thedispatch.com/podcast/the-... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
The Democrats’ Next Step | Interview: Liam Kerr
A thought-provoking look at the internal debates shaping the future of the Democratic Party.
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October 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
NEW: My #SkiffCast Interview w/ @liamkerr.bsky.social
on the trials & tribulations of pushing the Democratic Party to the competitive center. thedispatch.com/podcast/the-... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
on the trials & tribulations of pushing the Democratic Party to the competitive center. thedispatch.com/podcast/the-... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
NEW: Tax-exempt issue-advocacy organizations, shielded from publicizing donors, could be empowered to substantially increase participation in traditional electioneering, depending on the outcome of case in the federal courts. thedispatch.com/article/camp... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
The Lawsuit That Could Upend Campaign Finance Law
A conservative group is arguing that limits on issue-advocacy organizations are unconstitutional.
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October 20, 2025 at 12:39 PM
NEW: Tax-exempt issue-advocacy organizations, shielded from publicizing donors, could be empowered to substantially increase participation in traditional electioneering, depending on the outcome of case in the federal courts. thedispatch.com/article/camp... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
NEW: In striking reversal frm TRUMP’s 1st term, Republicans are cautiously optimistic abt looming midterms, content w/ POTUS’s provocative unconventionality but concerned abt the most normal of concerns: potential 4 backlash over economy thedispatch.com/article/repu... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
Republicans See No ‘Blue Wave’ on Horizon—Unless Economy Falters
Party operatives point to the president’s resilience and the Democrats’ struggles as reasons to be optimistic about the 2026 midterms.
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October 10, 2025 at 10:48 AM
NEW: In striking reversal frm TRUMP’s 1st term, Republicans are cautiously optimistic abt looming midterms, content w/ POTUS’s provocative unconventionality but concerned abt the most normal of concerns: potential 4 backlash over economy thedispatch.com/article/repu... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
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"Charging Comey does one more thing for Trump. It warns his adversaries that he’s getting more aggressive in his authoritarianism and therefore that the price of challenging him is rising." --Nick Catoggio
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Why Not?
The postliberal logic of frivolously charging James Comey.
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September 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
"Charging Comey does one more thing for Trump. It warns his adversaries that he’s getting more aggressive in his authoritarianism and therefore that the price of challenging him is rising." --Nick Catoggio
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NEW: A collection of Democratic-aligned groups are seeking to overthrow prevailing liberal orthodoxy & transform the party into one voters might entrust w/ the keys to the country. Can they repeat the success the DLC had 40 years prior? thedispatch.com/article/demo... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
Can Pragmatism Save the Democratic Party?
A collection of center-left groups seeks to repeat the success of the Democratic Leadership Council in the late 1980s.
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September 26, 2025 at 11:23 AM
NEW: A collection of Democratic-aligned groups are seeking to overthrow prevailing liberal orthodoxy & transform the party into one voters might entrust w/ the keys to the country. Can they repeat the success the DLC had 40 years prior? thedispatch.com/article/demo... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
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DISPATCH DEBATE: “The question should be whether prohibition advocates can meet the heavy burden of justifying why adults should face criminal penalties for private choices about their own bodies and consciousness.” --@ConLawWarrior
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America’s Marijuana Debate Is Flawed
The default position should be liberty, not prohibition.
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September 25, 2025 at 7:45 PM
DISPATCH DEBATE: “The question should be whether prohibition advocates can meet the heavy burden of justifying why adults should face criminal penalties for private choices about their own bodies and consciousness.” --@ConLawWarrior
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"After months of pressure from the president, Jerome Powell announced an expected rate cut Wednesday." Morning Dispatch:
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Trump Gets His Rate Cut
After months of pressure from the president, Jerome Powell announced an expected rate cut Wednesday.
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September 18, 2025 at 3:15 PM
"After months of pressure from the president, Jerome Powell announced an expected rate cut Wednesday." Morning Dispatch:
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NEW: Surging opposition to Israel in Democratic Party—especially among grassroots progressives on college campuses—is obscuring a growing hostility to the Jewish state on populist right, particularly among younger conservative men. thedispatch.com/article/repu... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
The Right’s Growing Animus Toward Israel
Young populists find U.S. aid for the Jewish state incompatible with ‘America First.’
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September 18, 2025 at 10:48 AM
NEW: Surging opposition to Israel in Democratic Party—especially among grassroots progressives on college campuses—is obscuring a growing hostility to the Jewish state on populist right, particularly among younger conservative men. thedispatch.com/article/repu... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
NEW(ish): Competition for TRUMP’s endorsement in key primaries has evolved into a distinct, methodical process that cand's prioritize higher than wooing voters, befitting POTUS' remarkable influence in GOP nominating contests. thedispatch.com/article/trum... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
For GOP Candidates, the Path to Victory Starts With Trump
How primary campaigns vie to earn the president’s endorsement.
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September 12, 2025 at 11:35 AM
NEW(ish): Competition for TRUMP’s endorsement in key primaries has evolved into a distinct, methodical process that cand's prioritize higher than wooing voters, befitting POTUS' remarkable influence in GOP nominating contests. thedispatch.com/article/trum... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
NEW from REHOBOTH BEACH: Scenes From a Protest Along the Delaware Shore. How some grassroots Democrats are coping w/ TRUMP's 2nd term. thedispatch.com/article/demo... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
Scenes From a Protest on the Delaware Shore
How some grassroots Democrats are coping with Trump's second term.
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September 4, 2025 at 11:10 AM
NEW from REHOBOTH BEACH: Scenes From a Protest Along the Delaware Shore. How some grassroots Democrats are coping w/ TRUMP's 2nd term. thedispatch.com/article/demo... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
NEW: Defiant Democratic activists are rejecting warnings frm party strategists that left-wing positions on visceral cultural issues are pushing away coveted voting blocs Dems need to rebound in future elections. thedispatch.com/article/demo... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
How Democrats Are Confronting Divisions Over Cultural Issues
Leftists and centrists largely agree the party needs to improve its messaging on the economy.
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September 2, 2025 at 10:51 AM
NEW: Defiant Democratic activists are rejecting warnings frm party strategists that left-wing positions on visceral cultural issues are pushing away coveted voting blocs Dems need to rebound in future elections. thedispatch.com/article/demo... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social